Executive Order on Succession at Department of Agriculture
Executive Order Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including Subchapter III of
Chapter 33 of title 5 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered
that:

Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of
this Executive Order, the officers named in section 2, in the order
listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office
of Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) during any period when both the
Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (Deputy Secretary)
have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions
and duties of the office of Secretary.

Sec. 2. Order of Succession.

(a) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services;

(b) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and
Regulatory Programs;

(c) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural
Development;

(d) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition,
and Consumer Services;

(e) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources
and Environment;

(f) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research,
Education, and Economics;

(g) Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety;

(h) General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture;

(i) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for
Administration; and

(j) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional
Relations.

Sec. 3. Exceptions.

(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in
section 2(a)-(j) in an acting capacity shall act as Secretary pursuant to
this Executive Order.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Executive
Order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by Subchapter III of Chapter 33 of title 5 of the United States
Code, to depart from this Executive Order in designating an
acting Secretary.